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TAKAMORI, Seiji TAKAMORI, Seiji Takamoriseiji Kiln

Arita Ware

SUMMARY

・Takamori-san has learned the art of pottery at three places, in Karatsu, Kyoto and Arita.
・Colored porcelain, in other words, - Japanese iroe - which is painted various patterns all over surface.
・He translates ko-imari style into the modern design.
・While bringing out the characteristics of material, he puts a sense of aesthetics into works.
・He has the natinal qualification of Arita Imari traditional craftsman.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka prefecture in 1962
Education
Arita Industry High School (- 1981)
Address
605-18 Kitanokawachi-hei, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga 849-4166 Japan
Affiliation
Japan Kogei Association
Saga Ceramic Art Association
Arita Ceramic Art Association

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The Nishi-nippon Ceramics grand prix in the Nishi-nippon Ceramic Art Exhibition (1999)
The Okinawa prefecture Governor prize in the Exhibition of Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (2001)
The FM Saga,Inc. prize in the Saga Kenten (2001)
The Saga TV Station prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition (2009)
The Arita mayor prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition (2011)
The Branch Chief prize in the Exhibition of Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (2018)
The Saga Shimbun company prize in the Arita International Ceramics Competition (2021)
The NCC Nagasaki Culture Telecasting Corporation prize in the Exhibition of Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (2021)
Selected
The Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, The Exhibition of Traditional Kogei of SEIBU Area in Japan, the Arita International Ceramics Competition and other exhibitions